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Captain Butler

Channel 4 Ended

1 Season · 6 Episodes · Premiered January 5, 1983 · Ended February 7, 1997

Captain Butler was a British sitcom starring Craig Charles (Red Dwarf) as Butler, the captain of a motley crew of pirates which included Roger Griffiths, Shaun Curry, Lewis Rae and Sanjeev Bhaskar. Created by John Smith and Rob Sprackling, the series only ran for six episodes on Channel 4 during 1997. Its theme tune was The Sex Pistols version of "Friggin' In...

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes
E01
Death is Just Another Word
Fri, Jan 3 1997 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E02
Kiss Me Harder
Fri, Jan 10 1997 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E03
Desert Island Dick
Fri, Jan 17 1997 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E04
The Tale of the Ancient Mariner
Fri, Jan 24 1997 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E05
Kidnapped
Fri, Jan 31 1997 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E06
Jailhouse Crook
Fri, Feb 7 1997 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Cast

Craig Charles
Craig Charles as Captain Butler
Roger Griffiths
Roger Griffiths as Cliff
Shaun Curry as Bosun
Lewis Rae as Roger
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar as Adeel
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